Beer Style: Pilsner Family
The Beers of Franconia, Germany
Digital and Plus Members OnlyNestled in northern Bavaria, this region of Germany is home to a startling diversity of beer styles.
Bitburger Premium clone
FREEAhh, Bitburger. It’s a long-time favorite of U.S. servicemen stationed in Germany. This beer is made in the town of Bitburg in the Eifel Lake region of Germany’s Rhineland. Bright gold in color, with a flashy carbonation and lasting pearly-white head, “Bit” is a classic northern German and Scandinavian style pilsner. All-malt Bitburger uses a proprietary yeast strain that gives the beer a super-clean finish.
Charlie’s Gouden-Plenty Pils
Digital and Plus Members OnlyLicorice root provides a refreshing herbal spice for this Pilsner base beer.
Brewing Pilsner: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe challenge is to preserve the simple, clean, delicate flavor of the pilsner malt.
European Pilsner
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIn 1922, American journalist and writer H. L. Mencken was touring Europe. Twenty years later he wrote, “Two days later, Torovsky and I actually started on a pilgrimage to Pilsen, the home of the best beer in the earth and hence one of the great shrines of the human race. There, Torovsky did some more